Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

4 questions · 7 findings · 1 reviews · Acute Respiratory Infections

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 2 · 28.6%Moderate 5 · 71.4%High 0 · 0%

Cough · people with acute cough or a clinical diagnosis of acute bronchitis

4 findings from 1 review

Beta2‐agonists for acute cough or a clinical diagnosis of acute bronchitis 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 96 participants
Moderate
Beta2‐agonists for acute cough or a clinical diagnosis of acute bronchitis 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 95 participants
Moderate
Beta2‐agonists for acute cough or a clinical diagnosis of acute bronchitis 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.89 [0.47, 1.68]
1 study · 59 participants
Moderate

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Beta2‐agonists for acute cough or a clinical diagnosis of acute bronchitis 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.86 [0.63, 1.18]
3 studies · 220 participants
Low

Tremor · people with acute cough or a clinical diagnosis of acute bronchitis

Beta‐2 agonists showed no clear difference in children: shaking or tremor recorded/reported by parents compared with placebo (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Beta2‐agonists for acute cough or a clinical diagnosis of acute bronchitis 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 6.76 [0.86, 53.18]
2 studies · 108 participants
Moderate

Adults: night cough after seven days diary · people with acute cough or a clinical diagnosis of acute bronchitis

Beta‐2 agonists showed no clear difference in adults: night cough after seven days diary compared with placebo (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Beta2‐agonists for acute cough or a clinical diagnosis of acute bronchitis 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.84 [0.54, 1.33]
3 studies · 210 participants
Moderate

Adults: shaking, tremor or nervousness diary · people with acute cough or a clinical diagnosis of acute bronchitis

Beta‐2 agonists may leads to higher adults: shaking, tremor or nervousness diary compared with placebo (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Beta2‐agonists for acute cough or a clinical diagnosis of acute bronchitis 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 7.94 [1.17, 53.94]
3 studies · 211 participants
Low